Updated 05/02/2009
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Publications
Bibliographies
1. Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles : a comprehensive bibliography Introduction by Ernest Chew; Compiled by Eli Solomon; Edited by Alice Loh. Singapore. National Library Board, 1997 168 p. : col. ill., maps, port. ; 26 cm National Library Singapore Call Number: English 016.95957 SIR -[LIB]
See also: UCLA Library - Singapore in Bibliographies DS646.26.R3 S65 1997. YRL http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/yrl/colls/sea/bib/singaporebib.htm Cornell University - Severinghaus Reading Room, Kroch Library (Ref + DS 646 .26 .R3 S65x 1997) http://www.library.cornell.edu/Asia/guides/Colonial_Era_Resources.html University of Washington - Suzzallo/Allen Stacks DS646.26.R3 S65 1997 Hong Kong University - Main Reference: Library use only - 016.325342B R13 S
Forewords
1. Raffles. Maurice Collis. Marshall Cavendish Reprint series. 2009
Chronologies
1. William Farquhar’s Life in the Far East: A Chronology. Singapore Resource Library, 1996 A chronology/compiled, written and presented by Eli Solomon. Singapore Resource Library, National Library Board, 1996. 53 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. National Library Singapore Call Number: English 959.503 SOL
2. Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles : Book of days. Singapore : Antiques of the Orient, 1993 197 p. : col. ill., maps, ports., ; 29 cm National Library Singapore Call Number: English 959.57021092 SIR -[HIS]
References/Articles on...
1. Highway Magazine (Automobile Association of Singapore) - Reliving Racing Heritage. Pg 36, March/April 2008
2. Motorsport UK - Dancing with the Devil. Stephen Slater. Pg. 96-99, Oct. 2008
3. RECS (Singapore Recreation Club magazine) - Grand Prix Racing of Yesteryears by Sham Latif. Pg. 32-33. June 2008
4. RECS (Singapore Recreation Club magazine) - Meet the Author Session with Eli Solomon. Pg. 7. Oct. 2008
5. My Paper Singapore - Racing Back to Singapore's Past by Victoria Baker. 26th Sept. 2008
6. Singapore Straits Times - Ex-Banker pens book on Singapore GP history. 21st Sept. 2008
7. Lifestyle Singapore. The colourful history of Singapore GP. Sept. 2008
8. The PEAK Singapore. Passion for Investing by Kimitsu Yang. Pg. 84-85. December 2008
9. The PEAK Singapore. One Life to Live by Tim McIntyre. Pg. 72. February 2009
10. New Straits Times (Malaysia). Reminiscing the Snakes & the Devils by A. Suresh. 1st Dec. 2008
Articles in magazines/Newspapers
1. "Nathaniel Wallich in Calcutta - Portrait of the first Jew to step foot at Singapore." Shalom Magazine. Pg. 4 - 6
2. "Singapore fling - A scary track in SE Asia. And it's not Macau..." MotorSport, March 2006
3. "Snakes and Devils—A Short History of Racing in the Far East." Vintage Racecar, December 2005
4. "Resurrection of the Lancia Montecarlo" Highway Magazine, Nov-Dec 1991. Pp. 83 - 85
5. "Snakes & Devils" Special feature in THE PEAK Singapore, March 2006. Pp. 102 - 106
6. "Drive of the Century." Motoring Supplement in THE PEAK Singapore, December 2007. Pp. 150 - 152
7. New Zealand’s "Southern Festival of Speed." Eli Solomon. Classics – Magazine of The Classic Car Club of Hong Kong. Summer 2005. P.13
8. "Raffles’ letters bought by Singapore collector." Straits Times, Wed. 18 January 1995.
9. "Tasman Dreaming - Fifteen laps and 35 years of history." RACER Australia, Issue 4, Apr/May 2007
10. "Tasman Dreaming" The Oily Rag, Volume 16, No.3, Autumn Issue, 2007
11. "Aussies Star in KL" RACER Australia, Issue 5, June/July 2007
12. The Lost Circuit of Changi. Pp 146-149. Top Gear Singapore Edition, March 2009
13. The Bouna Vista Club - A history of the Gap Hill Climb. Top Gear Singapore Edition, April 2009
14. Singapore's Top 20 - Exotic race cars in Singapore. Top Gear Singapore Edition, May 2009
15. Singapore Specials. Vintage Racecar Journal, May 2009
Journal articles
1. “The Jaguar XK120 & the Butterworth-Clifford Pier Record.” MSVCR Jul-Aug 1993. Pp. 207 - 212
2. “Raffles Reviewed – Sir Stamford Raffles 175 Years Later.” Eli Solomon. JMBRAS Vol LXVII Part 1, June 1994. Pp. 81 - 93
3. “Penang to Singapore: The Jaguar Charges On.” Heritage Asia, Sept-Nov 2005 URL to Heritage Asia website and article
4. “Racing under the Long White Cloud - Part 1 - SFOS 2005.” MSVCR Magazine, Jan-March 2005. Pp. 48 - 57
5. “Racing under the Long White Cloud - Part 2 - Brabham.” MSVCR Magazine, Apr-June 2002. Pp. 51 - 62
6. “Snakes & Devil's - Rediscover the Singapore Grand Prix.” biblio asia Vol 1, Issue 2, February 2006
7. “The Motor Millions: Towards our own car - Six years assembling cars in the Peninsula 1963-1968.” biblio asia Vol 1, Issue 3, May 2006
8. “MSVCR RaceCar Diviner and the search for a racecar in Singapore.” MSVCR Magazine, Oct-Dec 2005. Pp. 58 – 72
9. “Some interesting racing photographs from Eli Solomon.” MSVCR Magazine, July-Sept 2004. Pp. 67 - 68
10. “Eli’s Back!” MSVCR Magazine, Jan-March 2005. Pp 44 – 46
11. “Hong Kong Classic Car Club Concours d’Elegance.” MSVCR Magazine, July-Sept 2005. Pp. 26 – 32
12. “The Motor Millions – Towards our own car – Six years assembling cars in the Peninsula 1963-1968.” MSVCR Magazine, July-Sept 2005. Pp. 81 - 98
13. "Rubber." MSVCR Magazine Jan-Feb 1992. Pp. 43 - 45
14. "Exhibition of Motoring Art." MSVCR Magazine Jan-Feb 1992. Pp. 89 - 91
15. "The Unknown Highway." MSVCR Magazine Mar-Apr 1991. Pp. 77 - 78. From Rickshaw Reporter by George L. Peet.
16. "Automobilism." MSVCR Magazine Mar-Apr 1991. Pp. 82 - 83
17. "Morris to Australia." MSVCR Magazine Jul-Aug 1988. Pp. 166 - 168
18. "At the Marina Bay 'Raceway' - our own Brooklands Track." MSVCR Magazine Mar-Apr 1988. Pp. 55 - 58
19. "Motor Race." MSVCR Magazine Sept-Oct 1991. P. 186
20. "The Motor Car." MSVCR Magazine July-Aug 1992. P. 158
21. "Motoring in the Straits - Formation of an Automobile Club." MSVCR Magazine May-June 1992. P. 106
22. "McGuire's Motor." MSVCR Magazine May-June 1992. Pp. 138 - 139
23. "The Gap Hill Climb 11th June, 1939." MSVCR Magazine May-June 1992. Pp. 140 - 144
24. "A Local Automobile Trip from Malacca to Penang." MSVCR Magazine May-June 1992. Pp. 144
25. "The Colnbrook Concord." Unpublished.
26. "100 Anni Di Stile Lancia - 100 Years of Lancia style." MSVCR Magazine July-Sept 2006
27. "Teretonga Turns 50 - Celebrating 50 Years of History. MSVCR Magazine Oct-Dec 2006
28. "Basa Basi #1 - Costin's Mule - the story of John Macdonald's Brabham BT10 FVA." MSVCR Magazine July-Sept 2006
29. "Tasman Dreaming - Fifteen laps and thirty-five years of history." MSVCR Magazine Oct-Dec 2006
30. "Basa Basi #2 - Graeme Lawrence and the triple-treble." MSVCR Magazine Oct-Dec 2006
31. "The Daren Journals - 1987 to 2007." Unpublished
32. "Mascots in Australasia - a look at unique mascots." Unpublished
33. The Singapore Grand Prix revisited. MSVCR Magazine Apr-June 2006
34. Pre-War Malayan Motoring History. Unpublished
35. Museum Visit - Meeting Pak Tinton at the Sentul Sirkuit. MSVCR Magazine July-Sept 2006
36. 1960s Tasman Racing - The Tasman Revival with an Asian twist. MSVCR Magazine July-Sept 2006
37. The History of Cycle and Carriage. MSVCR Magazine Oct-Dec 2006
38. From the Editor's Archives: 120 years of Daimler Benz. MSVCR Magazine Oct-Dec 2006
39. Pop Art and Race Cars - BMW's Mobile Tradition in Singapore. MSVCR Magazine Jan-Mar 2007
40. History - Wearne Brothers. MSVCR Magazine Jan-Mar 2007
41. "Basa Basi #3 - Cooper's Quick Pixies - Elfins in Asia, Part 1." MSVCR Magazine Jan-Mar 2007
Published Letters
1. Letters to the Editor, MSVCR Magazine Mar-Apr 1992. Pp. 82 - 83
2. Letters to the Editor, MSVCR Magazine Mar-Apr 1991. Pp. 65
3. Letters to the Editor, MSVCR Magazine Jul-Aug 1994. Pp 228 - 229
Editorials
1. Editorial #1 - MSVCR Magazine July-Sept 2006 2. Editorial #2 - MSVCR Magazine Oct-Dec 2006 3. Editorial #3 - MSVCR Magazine Jan-Mar 2007
Chapters of Books
1. “Wheels of Change: The Borneo Motors Story.” Ilsa Sharp ; research assistant, Eli Solomon. Borneo Motors, 1993 175p. National Library Singapore Call Number: English 338.76292095957 SHA
Entries in Encyclopedias
1. The Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore: The Encyclopedia. 640pp. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet, October 2006. ISBN: 9814155632 (Tommy Koh, editor-in-chief/Timothy Auger, Jimmy Yap, Ng Wei Chian, editors). 2. History of Motoring in Singapore, Singapore: The Encyclopedia. 640pp. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet, October 2006. ISBN: 9814155632 (Tommy Koh, editor-in-chief/Timothy Auger, Jimmy Yap, Ng Wei Chian, editors).
Unpublished
1. History: Cycle & Carriage Co.
2. History: Borneo Motors
3. History: Wearne Brothers
4. Mike Costin’s Mule – John Macdonald and the Brabham BT10 FVA
5. Cooper's Quick Pixie - Elfin race cars in Asia.
6. Red Flags - A history of the Motor Industry in Singapore and Malaysia
7. Lost Circuits of Southeast Asia
Contributions/References
1. ESSO – Hand in Hand with Malaysia. The first 100 years. Acknowledgements P. 158. Photos credited Pp. 152 - 153
2. “Raffles and Religion – A study of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles’ Discourse on Religions amongst Malays.” Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied. The Other Press, Kuala Lumpur 2004. P.114
3. “Back from Hong Kong to mix it with the classics.” Karen Potter. The Southland Times, Friday 11th February 2005.
4. Formula Junior Historic Racing Association, Newsletter #126 August 2006. Pg.10 - Merlyn Mk5 in Singapore
5. Our Very Own Race. inroads - One.Motoring Issue 5, Jan-June 2007
6. Fast Past. The Singapore Sunday Times, 25th March 2007
7. The E&O Hotel - Pearl of Penang. Ilsa Sharp, 2008
Book reviews
1. Bruce McLaren – Racing Car Constructor. George Begg. Bruce McLaren Trust, Auckland 2004. Pp260
2. Formula A and Formula 5000 in America. Wolfgang Klopfer. Germany 2004. Pp.121
3. Formula 5000 in Europe. Wolfgang Klopfer. Germany 2004. Pp. 231
4. Hands-On-Race Car Engineering. John Glimmerveen. SAE. USA. Pp. 252
5. Speed Secrets 4 – Engineering the Driver. Ross Bentley. Motorbooks International, USA. Pp. 160
6. Historic Racing Cars of New Zealand. Graham Vercoe. Reed Books, Auckland 2001. Pp. 328
7. The Duke of Puddledock: In the Footsteps of Stamford Raffles. Nigel Barley. Viking Press. Pp. 276
8. Mr. MG. A Biography of John William Yates Thornley OBE (1909-1994) By Paul Thornley. Magna Press 2003
9. Long Lane with Turnings By Leonard Setright. Granta Books, 2006
10. FAST LANE – Motor Sports in the Philippines By Junep Ocampo, AAP, 2006
11. Encyclopedia of Singapore – Editions Didier Millet, 2006
Works in progress
1. Cooper's Quick Pixie - Elfin race cars in Asia. Hong Kong: CurryPot Press 2006. Forthcoming
2. Sir Stamford Raffles: Letters to Lansdowne. Annotated transcripts of four unpublished letters from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles to Lord Lansdowne. National Library Board, Singapore 2006
Availability of material/off-prints/scans
Most of the articles listed above are available as off-prints. Contact eli.Solomon@currypotproductions.com for details.
Content may be used if due credit is given for the material. Contact the above email address for permission. Copyright rules apply.
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